http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents Santa Barbara City College news and upcoming events en-us Tue, 22 May 2012 13:03:03 -0700 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss OmniUpdate (OU Publish) http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2012may18_summer_session2012.php SBCC's Summer Session 2012 begins Monday, June 18. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Fri, 18 May 2012 15:58:27 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2012may18_commencement.php Nearly 500 graduates participated in SBCC's 63rd annual commencement ceremony on Friday, May 18 at the college's Student Services Plaza. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Fri, 18 May 2012 15:27:48 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2012april26_lori_gaskin_president.php Concluding a nationwide search, the Santa Barbara Community College District Board of Trustees has announced the appointment of Lori Gaskin, Ph.D., as Superintendent/President. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:14:38 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2012april25_montecito_rotary_club.php The Rotary Club of Montecito Foundation recently presented eight $1,000 scholarships to deserving Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) students enrolled in Career Technical Education Programs and students intending to transfer to four-year universities. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:34:04 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2012april24_aspen_finalist_news_.php For the second year in a row, Santa Barbara City College has been named as one of the nation's top 120 community colleges by the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:25:32 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2012april23_get_focused_grant.php Santa Barbara City College has received a grant totaling $20,000 to support a research component of Get Focused-Stay Focused, a proposed five-year progression in education initiative designed to prepare students beginning at 9th grade for acquiring college and career ready skills Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:17:40 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2012april16_acce_award.php SBCC's Continuing Education Division received the 2012 Association of Community and Continuing Education's State (ACCE) Award for Model Program Excellence at the ACCE's statewide conference in Torrance, Calif. in March. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:40:37 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2012april03_presidential_finalists.php The Santa Barbara Community College District Board of Trustees has announced four finalists for the position of Santa Barbara City College superintendent/president. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:39:29 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2012april03_ACCJC.php The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) has notified Santa Barbara City College that it has been placed on warning status as a result of a complaint filed on June 28, 2011, Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:29:15 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2012march27_CE_scholarships.php SBCC's Continuing Education Division awarded 94 full scholarships and four partial scholarships totaling $10,181 to financially needy students to take one of the tuition-based classes for the Spring 2012 term Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:35:20 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2012march15_SallySaenger.php Santa Barbara City College instructor Sally Saenger was named the 2012 Part-Time Faculty Member of the Year by the Faculty Association of California Community Colleges. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:42:04 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2012february22_energy_savings.php Representatives from Southern California Edison and Southern California Gas Company recently presented energy savings and rebate checks totaling more than $212,500 to SBCC. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:03:45 -0800 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2012febraury14_president_search_comm.php On February 9, the Santa Barbara Community College District Board of Trustees finalized the 16-member search committee for the hiring of the new college superintendent/president. Three of the 16 volunteer members are from the community while the other 13 represent various constituent groups within the college. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:36:20 -0800 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2012february02_SBFoundation_Transfer.php Santa Barbara City College students will receive a boost in their efforts for degree completion and transfer to four-year colleges or universities thanks to a $75,000 grant from the Santa Barbara Foundation. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:13:11 -0800 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2012january31_CE_Forums_Feb.php Santa Barbara City College's Continuing Education (CE) Division invites community members to attend any one of three scheduled forums in February to provide their input on the future direction for Continuing Education courses. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:41:54 -0800 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2012january17_redistricting_nr.php The Santa Barbara Community College District Board of Trustees has approved a new redistricting plan effective November 2012. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:24:23 -0800 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2012january12_dualenrollment_conference.php More than 50 educators from throughout the state attended a conference at Santa Barbara City College on January 6 to learn more about the SBCC Dual Enrollment Program. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:44:48 -0800 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2011december19_new_board_officers.php At its annual organizational meeting on December 15, the Santa Barbara Community College District Board of Trustees re-elected Dr. Peter Haslund as president of the board for the 2012 calendar year. Lisa Macker was named board vice president. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:14:37 -0800 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/pressreleases/2011december12_aspen_finalist_washington.php Dr. Jack Friedlander, Santa Barbara City College Acting Superintendent/President, represented SBCC at a special luncheon held in Washington, D.C. on Monday, December 12 at which the top 10 finalists for the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program were recognized Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:03:11 -0800 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/pressreleases/2011november18_luria_library_grant.php Santa Barbara City College's Luria Library has added a library resident position and expanded hours of operation, thanks to a $43,000 grant from the Luria Foundation. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:40:10 -0800 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2011november17_computer_programming_students.php SBCC's two programming teams, SBCC Alpha and SBCC One, competed in the 2011 Southern California Regionals for the International Collegiate Programming Competition held November 12 at Riverside Community College. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:59:25 -0800 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2011november15_antioch_bridge.php Antioch University Santa Barbara (AUSB) and Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) signed an official agreement on Wednesday, November 16, formalizing an unique transfer arrangement between the two institutions. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:21:40 -0800 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2011november12_Soccer_WSC_Titles.php Both the SBCC men's and women's soccer teams claimed Western State Conference titles in November. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Sat, 12 Nov 2011 13:12:38 -0800 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2011september30_Ofelia_Arellano_award_n_e.php Dr. Ofelia Arellano, Vice President for Santa Barbara City College's Continuing Education Division, received the Latino Excellence award earlier this month from the Mexican Consulate. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:40:06 -0700 http://www.sbcc.edu/newsandevents/2011september23_express_transfer.php The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Santa Barbara City College a federal five-year grant totaling $4 million to support programs to increase the number of associate degree graduates who transfer to four-year institutions in the fields of science, engineering and math. The Hispanic Serving Institution Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (HSI: STEM) grant places special emphasis on Hispanic and low-income students and is the single largest in the college's history. Joan Galvan <jcgalvan@sbcc.edu> Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:04:18 -0700